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jerkily

adverb

with jerking motions

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
J
Ends with
Y
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
21
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

adverb

  1. with jerking motions

    “She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat”

adverb

  1. with spasms

    “the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner”

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Example Sentences

She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat
the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner

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